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Mathematics and the Physical World

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Klappentext Stimulating account of development of mathematics from arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry, to calculus, differential equations, and non-Euclidean geometries. Also describes how math is used in optics, astronomy, and other phenomena. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: THE WHY AND WHEREFORE2: DISCOVERY AND PROOF3: THE SCIENCE OF ARITHMETIC4: THE DEEPER WATERS OF ARITHMETIC5: "NUMBERS, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN"6: THE LAWS OF SPACE AND FORMS7: THE DIMENSIONS OF THE HEAVENLY SPHERES8: THE REVOLUTIONS OF THE HEAVENLY SPHERES9: THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION10: THE WEDDING OF CURVE AND EQUATION11: EXPLANATION VERSUS DESCRIPTION12: VERTICAL MOTION13: MOTION ON AN INCLINED PLANE14: THE MOTION OF PROJECTILES15: FROM PROJECTILE TO PLANET AND SATELLITE16: DEDUCTIONS FROM THE LAW OF GRAVITATION17: MORE LIGHT ON LIGHT18: THE MATHEMATICS OF OSCILLATORY MOTION19: OSCILLATIONS OF THE AIR20: OLD FOES WITH NEW FACES21: MATHEMATICAL OSCILLATIONS OF THE ETHER22: THE DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS23: THE INTEGRAL CALCULUS24: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS-THE HEART OF ANALYSIS25: FROM CALCULUS TO COSMIC PLANNING26: NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRIES27: MATHEMATICS AND NATURE INDEX

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Authors Kline, Morris Kline
Publisher Dover Publications Inc.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.03.1981
 
EAN 9780486241043
ISBN 978-0-486-24104-3
No. of pages 496
Dimensions 142 mm x 218 mm x 27 mm
Series Dover Books on Mathematics
Dover Books on Mathematics
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Basic principles

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